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1 Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education January 2009 Geography Assessment Unit AS 1 assessing Module 1: Themes in Physical Geography ASG11 [ASG11] MONDAY 26 JANUARY, AFTERNOON TIME 1 hour. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Answer all three questions in Section A and any two questions from Section B. Write your answers to Section B on the lined paper at the end of this booklet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 60. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. ASG1W For Examiner s use only Question Number Total Marks Marks

2 Section A Answer all three questions in this section Examiner Only Marks Remark 1 (a) Explain why the drainage basin is an open system. [2] (b) Study Resource 1 showing the average monthly precipitation and discharge for the River Ouse in England in Resource Rainfall Discharge J F M A M J J A S O N D Months Geography in Focus by Ian Cook published by Pearson Education Ltd ISBN ASG1W [Turn over 0

3 (i) With reference to the drainage basin system, explain the term discharge. Examiner Only Marks Remark [2] (ii) State the amount of peak discharge and the month in which it occurred. Discharge Month [1] (iii) Using Resource 1, describe and explain the pattern of discharge for the River Ouse during [5] ASG1W [Turn over

4 (c) With reference to river processes, distinguish between solution and saltation. Examiner Only Marks Remark [2] ASG1W [Turn over

2 (a) Study Resource 2A showing plant succession in an area of Northern Ireland.

stage Climax vegetation Pioneer communities Bare rock Mosses and lichens Grasses Shrubs and

"jewels" from bulldozers by Lewis Smith The Times 10/2007 With reference to Resource 2A,

5 2 (a) Study Resource 2A showing plant succession in an area of Northern Ireland. Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 2A Sere Early seral stage Mid-seral stage Late seral stage Climax vegetation Pioneer communities Bare rock Mosses and lichens Grasses Shrubs and scrub Deciduous woodland (oak, ash) Time Adapted from the article Eco-tourists save forest "jewels" from bulldozers by Lewis Smith The Times 10/2007 With reference to Resource 2A, describe and explain how plant communities develop through a series of changes. [4] ASG1W [Turn over

6 (b) Study Resource 2B which shows a typical mollisol/chernozem soil profile. Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 2B A 00 A 1 A 2 A 2 /B C (i) On Resource 2B, label the following soil characteristics: direction of soil water movement in spring zone of calcareous nodules [2] ASG1W [Turn over

7 (ii) Explain how any two characteristics of mollisols/chernozems reflect the climate and/or natural vegetation of their location. Examiner Only Marks Remark [4] (iii) Explain one cause of soil erosion in the areas where mollisols/chernozems are found. [2] ASG1W [Turn over

8 3 (a) Study Resource 3A showing the earth s energy balance. Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 3A Incoming solar energy Radiant energy in one year Deficit Surplus Outgoing solar energy Heat transfer Heat transfer Deficit Earth s Surface North Latitude South (i) Using information from Resource 3A, explain what is meant by global energy balance. [2] (ii) Describe how any one horizontal heat transfer operates to maintain the global energy balance. [2] ASG1W [Turn over

9 (b) Explain what is meant by the term dew point temperature. Examiner Only Marks Remark _ [2] ASG1W [Turn over

10 (c) Study Resource 3B showing the areas where hurricanes form (source areas) and the main paths of hurricanes. Resource 3B Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn A B C E D F G H N S Source areas Key Main paths of hurricanes Reproduced with the permission of Nelson Thornes Ltd from EPICS - Natural Hazards by Simon Ross, ISBN , first published in 1998 (i) Using information from Resource 3B, describe the areas where hurricanes form. Examiner Only Marks Remark [2] ASG1W [Turn over

11 (ii) Describe three conditions which must exist in these areas for hurricanes to develop successfully. Examiner Only Marks Remark [3] (iii) Which of the source areas A to H is the origin of the hurricane you have studied? Name of hurricane [no mark] Source area [1] ASG1W [Turn over

12 Section B Answer any two questions from this section Examiner Only Marks Remark 4 With reference to your case study of flooding in a large-scale drainage basin or delta, describe the effects of flooding on people, property and the land. [12] 5 With reference to the local scale ecosystem you have studied, describe its physical characteristics and explain how they influence its biotic components. [12] 6 Describe and explain how the weather conditions experienced during both winter and summer anticyclones affect human environments. [12] ASG1W [Turn over

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23 THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER ASG1W

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Geography Assessment Unit AS 1

Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education 2013 Geography Assessment Unit AS 1 assessing Physical Geography AG111 [AG111] FRIDAY 7 JUNE, AFTERNOON TIME